Weekend work on I-65 expected to tie up traffic in Bartholomew and Jackson County

A second non-stop construction blitz will occur this weekend on Interstate 65 from Seymour to Scottsburg. Indiana Department of Transportation officials anticipate significant traffic back-ups, especially Friday and Sunday afternoons and evenings. Motorists are urged to alter travel plans if possible to avoid traffic jams that could exceed four miles in length.

Further north, I-65 motorists may experience traffic delays this weekend at Columbus where a nearly $1.5 million concrete pavement restoration project will close the northbound left lane between mile markers 67 and 70, as well as the southbound on-ramp from State Road 46.

Restrictions begin at 7 p.m. Friday. They will be lifted at noon on Monday. A 45 mph speed limit will be enforced through the 1.6-mile construction zone when workers are present.